Path of the Assassin
- Published
- 7 January 2003
- Pages
- 511
- ISBN-13
- 9780743436762
- Type
- novel
About this book
Path of the Assassin (2003) is the second Scot Harvath novel, 511 pages of the ripped-from-the-headlines terrorism and espionage plotting Brad Thor built the series on, researched with special-operations and intelligence sources to keep the tradecraft grounded rather than cartoonish.
Key facts about Path of the Assassin
Brad Thor wrote Path of the Assassin, a novel on our list. It has been out since 7 January 2003. The book has 511 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780743436762 to find the main one.
Path of the Assassin is book 2 of 26 in the Scot Harvath series. The series has 26 published books. However, the series starts with The Lions of Lucerne (2002). Choke Point is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 16 June 2026.
That series sits on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Choke Point is the latest published Brad Thor book on file, from 16 June 2026.
About Brad Thor
Brad Thor (born Bradley George Thor Jr., 1969) is an American thriller writer best known for the long-running Scot Harvath series, which follows a former Navy SEAL and Secret Service agent turned elite counterterrorism operative through more than twenty books since his 2002 debut, The Lions of Lucerne, winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel. See every Brad Thor book in order.
Its place in Scot Harvath
Path of the Assassin is book 2 in the Scot Harvath series. It follows The Lions of Lucerne. It is followed by State of the Union. See the full Scot Harvath reading order.
Scot Harvath is a former Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, first for the Secret Service and then for a series of increasingly off-the-books agencies as Brad Thor's politics catch up with the real world. Each novel drops Harvath into a plot ripped from the defense-and-intelligence headlines — Islamist terror cells, rogue nuclear material, Chinese and Russian espionage, cartel violence, biological weapons — and follows him from Washington situation rooms to gunfights on four continents as he works…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780743436755
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781416543664
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780743436762